Example sentences of "people [coord] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may reflect either the decreased mobility of older people or a decline in the number of friends and/or family available for visiting . |
| 2 | Police estimated that two million people and a quarter of a million cars flooded into Liverpool and the Wirral , and 42 miles of no waiting cones lined the roads . |
| 3 | Basically it is an accessory to the already solid connection between band and fans , a confirmation that the band exist as real working people and a chance for both sides to voice their appreciation of the other . |
| 4 | This entails personal views and values , a judgement about the degree of respect in which one holds the view of other people and a sense of whether something is being sacrificed or enhanced as a result of making adjustments . |
| 5 | They tell me that Tamsin is out on a boat at an all-night party with two or three hundred other people and a stack of booze . |
| 6 | Reassessment followed that defeat and brought a new direction with new people and a contract of $2 million for four fights over the next two years . |
| 7 | Reassessment followed that defeat and brought a new direction with new people and a contract of $2 million for four fights over the next two years . |
| 8 | Unfortunately , it could only accommodate six people and a crate of Nettles Agricultural Sherry so , as membership grew , tempers were often explosive and much precious nectar was spilt . |
| 9 | To enable voluntary groups and local communities to bid for funding for their own Millennium projects for local restoration schemes , or for improving the amenities of canals and rivers , as a source of enjoyment for local people and a habitat for wildlife . |
| 10 | The essence of personal guidance is tact and sensitivity ; it implies a knowledge of people and a knowledge of books , and a skilful marrying of the two . |
| 11 | The price structure is complicated , but , for example , a two-night break for two people and a car in April would be £344 , including ferry , accommodation and Euro Disney passes , but excluding food . |
| 12 | This means that the higher rents are being imposed on some of the poorest members of the community , including a high proportion of elderly and unemployed people and a preponderance of semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers . |
| 13 | The ends of design activity are social and not ( merely ) technical : " the architect empathises with a people and a place in order to give form to that identity … " |
| 14 | After much effort and assistance from local people and a team of horses , the Vimy was moved to a cricket field at Quidi-Vidi . |
| 15 | She also brings compassion for people and a commitment to nursing , together with nursing knowledge and skills . |
| 16 | Much youth work in the region is led by young people and a lot of training is taking place for the leaders of different groups . |
| 17 | Many people and a lot of space in every town are devoted to trade and transport . |
| 18 | Piper explained : ‘ I have already been written off by a lot of people and a lot of critics and I can understand Benn being favourite . |
| 19 | These people and a host of others provided ideas and helped to put them into effect ; the guiding hand and political boss was Franklin Roosevelt himself . |
| 20 | They provide a way in which the student can cover up his true self by finding a vocabulary acceptable to most people and a set of facts which are generally known among people generally considered to be generally educated . |
| 21 | I joined an evening political group in Bermondsey and listened , with five other people and a dog to Miss Ellen Wilkinson 's plea for no more steel to be sold to Germany . |